AUTOMATED WEB BASED APPLICATIONS WITH A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130019284A1
• Filed: 06/08/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Iota, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Iota, Inc.
• Inventors: Pacyga, James W., Stromberg, Russel M.
• Application Number:
  US13/492,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20130019284A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/084 using delegated authorisation, e.g. open authorisation [OAuth] protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method for automating one or more web-based applications associated with unique identification (UID) displayed on objects and read with a wireless communication device able to connect to a remote server with no human intervention required after the UID is read is disclosed.

The wireless communication device receives data from a remote source after it has been activated. Data is then sent to a remote server. The remote server is wirelessly coupled to the wireless communication device. The server comprises applications which perform operations based on the data received from the wireless communication device. User identification is sent from the wireless communication device and the server looks up user account information stored on the server in order to access and request web based applications to complete workflow on behalf of the user with no further human intervention, unless otherwise required by the web based application.

Claims

1. A method for automating one or more web-based applications associated with unique identification (UID) displayed on at least one object and read with a human managed wireless communication device able to connect to a remote server with no human intervention required after the UID is read, said method comprising:

reading said unique identification data (UID) with said wireless communication device, wherein said wireless communication device receives said UID and performs all other subsequent operations performed by at least one device application without input from a user after said application to read said UID of said wireless communication device is activated;

transmitting said UID to a remote server wherein said remote server is wirelessly coupled to said wireless communication device, and wherein said remote server comprises an application configured to perform at least one operation based on said data;

transmitting a user identification data to said remote server, wherein said user identification is sent from the wireless communication device, and wherein said remote server comprises a database of user accounts;

receiving the transmitted UID and user identification wherein said remote server looks up one or more web based applications assigned to the UID and looks up user account information that may include additional permissions, rules and identification credentials not received in a transmission, necessary to authorize access to said web based applications or related transactions;

authorizing the user to the web based application; and

requesting the web based application to perform workflow with no further human intervention.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said UID is read from a on-dimensional (1D) barcode.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said UID is read from a two-dimensional (2D) barcode.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said UID is read from a near field communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said UID is read from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said radio-frequency identification tag is designed to transmit to near field communication devices.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein said radio-frequency identification tag transmits said data at an ultra-high frequency.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said UID is received from a string of characters through a method of Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said UID is received from an audible sound through a method of audio recognition.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said UID is received from an image through a method of image recognition.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein a wireless communication device application to read said UID is activated prior to reading said UID.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said wireless communication device application to read said UID is activated prior to reading said UID and remains active to read a subsequent UID.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said wireless communication device application to read said UID is activated by a user touching a button.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said wireless communication device application to read said UID is motion activated.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein said wireless communication device application to read said UID is voice activated.

16. The method of claim 1 where the UID is encoded in a 1D barcode.

17. The method of claim 1 where the UID is encoded in a 2D barcode.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein additional data is sent to said remote server.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said additional data is a location of said wireless communication device.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein said additional data is based on movement of said wireless communication device.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one operation is determined by a lookup table located in said remote server, wherein said lookup table receives said UID as an input.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein said data comprises information about a product, and wherein receiving said data with said wireless communication device causes a user to purchase said product.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein said data comprises information about a web site address, and wherein receiving said data with said wireless communication device causes a web based application to be performed in addition to or rather than initiating a web browser session.

24. A wireless communication device comprising:

a reader to read a UID;

a processor to decode or process said UID; and

a transmitter to send said UID and a user identification data to a remote server, wherein said remote server is wirelessly coupled to said wireless communication device, wherein said remote server comprises an application configured to perform at least one operation based on said UID, wherein said remote server stores user account information designed to authorize access to web based applications, and wherein sufficient user identification is stored on said wireless communication device for said remote server to look up user account information.

25. The wireless communication device of claim 24 wherein said reader is configured to read 1D barcodes.

26. The wireless communication device of claim 24 wherein said reader is configured to read 2D barcodes.

27. The wireless communication device of claim 24 wherein said reader is configured to read a radio-frequency identification tag.

28. The wireless communication device of claim 24 wherein a radio-frequency identification tag is designed to be read by a near field communication device.

29. The wireless communication device of claim 24 wherein a radio-frequency identification tag transmits said data at an ultra-high frequency.

30. The wireless communication device of claim 24 wherein said reader is configured to read a near field communication device.

31. A method for automating a web-based application upon reading a unique identification (UID) displayed on an object with a wireless communication device, comprising:

receiving a UID at a remote server from a wireless communication device, wherein said wireless communication device received said data from a remote source;

receiving a user identification at said server from said wireless communication device, wherein said user identification is stored on said wireless communication device, wherein said user identification is sufficient for said server to look up and utilize stored user account information and wherein said wireless communication device does not require input from a user after said wireless communication device is activated and held in a position to read the UID; and

performing at least one operation based on the data received from said wireless communication device at said server.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein said wireless communication device is activated by a gesture performed by a user.